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Puesto de Patatas Meléndez en Fruit Attraction 2021.

October 25, 2021

La llegada a nuevos países, productos innovadores y envases más sostenibles, novedades de Patatas Meléndez en Fruit Atraction 2021

Patatas Meléndez continúa con su proceso de aumentar su volumen de producción e incrementar su presencia internacional por lo que está cerrando su presencia en Portugal y Francia.

October 21, 2021

Potato Days Live wants to inspire the sector to make sustainable choices

The potato sector has the ability to significantly contribute to a sustainable food supply worldwide. HZPC will therefore broadcast an inspiring programme on 3 November during Potato Days 2021 Live.

October 19, 2021

Waitrose Signs Up To the Robust Potato Pledge for Organic Potatoes

Waitrose and Partners is set to be the first major retailer to sign up to The UK Robust Potato Pledge, which will see the group move away from the use of copper-based fungicides on organic fresh potatoes in order to combat late blight Phytophthora.

October 18, 2021

Warnez Potato, una envasadora de patatas belga propone platos preparados veganos

Una envasadora de patatas belga propone platos preparados veganos. La cosecha de las patatas belgas presenta una serie de desafíos en términos de calidad, de acuerdo con Geoffrey Delbaere, gerente de ventas de Warnez Potatoes.

October 07, 2021

Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors

A lot of water, energy and nutrition is lost during the processing of vegetables and potatoes. Scientists from Ghent University, together with partners Flanders' FOOD, Howest, VITO and Vlakwa, are therefore reviewing the processing process from A to Z in the VEG-i-TEC research center.

October 06, 2021

World Potato Congress 2022 (WPC2022) Call for Abstracts

The call for abstract submission for WPC 2022 is now open and authors are encouraged to submit their abstract online for consideration. Deadline for Oral Submissions: 30th November 2021. Deadline for Poster Submission: 15th February 2022.

October 06, 2021

Root Zero by Puffin Produce: UK's first carbon neutral potato

The home of the much-loved Pembrokeshire potato has added a new iconic product to supermarket shelves with the launch of the UK's first carbon-neutral potato.

October 04, 2021

Nueva bolsa de patatas fritas sin plástico desde Mallorca, España

Marinas ha eliminado el plástico de sus envases y ofrece sus patatas fritas en bolsas 100% libres de plástico, biodegradables y de materiales compostables.

September 27, 2021

Yara and Kyushu Electric Power explore Clean Ammonia collaboration in Japan

Yara International ASA, a leading global ammonia player and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc (Kyushu), a Japan-based power generation company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding

Recolección de patatas esta campaña en la provincia de Valladolid.

September 20, 2021

España: COAG dice que habrá desabastecimiento de patatas si la distribución no se adapta

El cambio climático afecta a la producción de patata: las sucesivas olas de calor han secado la mata antes de tiempo y han dañado la apariencia del tubérculo, lo que dificulta su comercialización.

September 05, 2021

Is potato milk the most sustainable dairy alternative yet?

There’s no escaping plant-based milk in the 21st century. In the United Kingdom, nearly a quarter of British people now consume plant-based milk. Entering into this market is a new plant-based milk, claiming to be the most sustainable dairy alternative yet: potato milk.

PotatoEurope's Golden Innovation Award goes to EGG Microtubers.

September 02, 2021

EGG Microtubers receive PotatoEurope’s Golden Innovation Award

During a special award ceremony on Wednesday, September 1st, a professional jury awarded the PotatoEurope Gold Innovation Award to the Microtubers of E Green Global (EGG).

September 01, 2021

Yara acquires Finnish Ecolan to expand its organic fertilizer business

Yara Suomi Oy announced today the acquisition of Ecolan Oy, a Finnish producer of recycled fertilizers. This is Yara’s first acquisition in the organic fertilizer segment.

The company Hegra is launched at Herøya, Porsgrunn, with former Statnett CEO, Auke Lont as Chairman.

August 17, 2021

Chemical fertilizer with a zero carbon footprint one step closer with the launch of HEGRA

The company HEGRA is launched at Herøya, Porsgrunn, with former Statnett CEO, Auke Lont as Chairman.The company aims to electrify and decarbonize the ammonia plant at Herøya.

AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis

August 11, 2021

IPCC Report: Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today.

July 28, 2021

Lamb Weston Meijer expanding production capacity with new state-of-the-art french fry plant in Kruiningen, The Netherlands

Lamb Weston / Meijer (LW/M) announced plans to build a new french fry plant, expanding its existing production facility in Kruiningen, the Netherlands.

July 22, 2021

Patatas Meléndez: 'Arranca la campaña de patatas en Castilla y León con un ligero descenso en los rendimientos'

La semana pasada empezaron los primeros arranques puntuales de patatas en Castilla y León y esta semana la cosecha de las primeras variedades de la región ha comenzado a acelerarse.

July 15, 2021

ADAPT project: farmer’s survey’s points out climate change as the biggest threat to potato production in Europe

Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future.

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